Four stores and several tears ago
I set forth upon a mission
Conceived in ignorance and
Dedicated to the proposition that
All men are created equal
To women.
I then was thus engaged to test
Whether one man - or any man -
So motivated and so dedicated
Can long endure.
It is altogether fitting and proper,
I told my wife,
That I should do this.
And so I ventured out to shop,
My wallet raised on high;
Bring on sachets and negligees,
Became my battle cry.
The hours passed, the goods amassed,
My feet began to growl,
And then before the second floor
I just threw in the towel.
Enough! I cried, No more! Desist!
You force me to confess
A woman CAN out-shop a man . . .
I humbly acquiesce!
The point of view that money talks
Is oddly all awry;
The only time I hear from mine
Is when it yells buy - buy!
No matter if or not it speaks,
I can but sit and sigh
And sadly mourn my money as
It blithely waves bye - bye.
J. T. Baker